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The Olympus E-520 delivers brilliant results thanks to advanced technologies that produce clear, sharp images. The E-520's industry-leading Image Stabilization technology, which is built into the camera body, compensates for movement so you can capture blur-free shots with any lens - even at slow shutter speeds. Autofocus Live View brings subjects into sharp focus; it is the perfect tool for macro, portrait or even landscape shooting. This camera was built to produce amazing results for photo hobbyists and serious digital photographers alike.
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Technical Details
- Box Contents - E-520 body, Li-ion battery BLM-1, Li-ion battery charger BCM-2, USB cable, Video cable, OLYMPUS Master 2 CD-ROM, Instruction manual- Up to 3648x2736 resolution - RAW (12-bit), JPEG, and RAW+JPEG File Formats
- CompactFlash Type I/II, Microdrive, xD-Picture Card (Dual-Slot) Memory Card Slot
- 3.5 frames per seconds sequential shooting speed, up to 8 frames in RAW mode
- Dimensions - Width 5.35 x Height 3.60 x Depth 2.68 (136x91.5x68mm) excluding protrusions
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By F. Dominguez (El Salvador)
This is an outstanding kit at an unbeatable price. The lenses alone are worth the price of the entire kit. If you're really into photography and want to upgrade from a super zoom point and shoot, this is the kit to get!!. It is really a mid level featured DSLR with the price of an entry level. The only features that really set it into the entry level category are its lack of ruggedness and lower pixelage, but if you are not a journalist covering a story at a battlefield or plan to print life sized posters, you won't mind this. Optics quality is outstanding and the ease of use is way better than canon. There is no way you can go wrong with it. I've seen many people complain about the AF function, but I've had no problem with it. AF system is quite basic (3 point) but it is fast and accurate. It seems that people that do have problem with that are not used to functions like AF lock, tricks like pre-focusing, or haven't really got to know their cameras well.
By Kevin Davis (Iowa City)
We wanted an dSLR, but did not want to shell out $500+ for an entry level with no frills from a bigger name and decided to get a $300-400 point and shoot or megazoom. While researching that price range, I found this camera and reviewed it at cameralabs.com . It is a great entry level dSLR... I have a 5yo, 2yo, and a dog... this camera captures all them perfectly, no blurring!
Pros: Cheap, fast (with the view finder in good light), high quality shots, can set up shots in live view, small size, in body stabilization, shadow enhancement lets me see my kids reflections in my black appliances, this package has a great telephoto lens
Cons: Shadow enhancement can make low light shooting slow as the camera takes 3-5 shots and combines them to show more detail in shadows, windows look white 25% of the time, no in camera red eye (or not that I've found yet), live view shots are slow and noisy because the mirror has to shut first
Better than a point and shoot, cheaper than most dSLRs... great buy!
By Charles H. Black
During my 35mm years, I used nearly all major brands of cameras. While my Canon and Nikon "pro" cameras were indeed workhorses with an impressive array of features, the Olympus OM cameras were the ones I always had the most fun using. They always just felt so comfortable in my hands.
The E520 is the same way: I enjoy just picking up the camera and how it feels in my hands. It helps that the kit lenses are compact without being cheap, as well as offering superb image quality, even compared to upgrade lenses from other brands. In body Image Stabilization? Just makes a good camera even better. If you do decide to upgrade lenses, Zuiko lenses are some of the best available. But you may never need to: the kit lenses are that good.
There are plenty of people out there who talk about technical limitations of 4/3 cameras in regards to dynamic range and high ISO noise. The limitations are there in the E520, but not nearly as bad as one might think based on photography forums and salespeople. The fact is, with a minimum of tweaking, the E520 can deliver .jpegs that are as nice looking as anyone would want except for the most demanding professional applications where only a "Full Frame" or medium format dslr will do. Or for conditions which fall outside the range under which most people take pictures.
The look of Olympus .jpegs is appealing enough to me that pixel peeping issues don't matter. I enjoy using the camera and I enjoy the results. Sure, "pro wannabes" will tell you to avoid Olympus, but for reasons that matter most to "pro wannabes". The fact is there are world class pros who use Olympus for the same reasons I do.
The best thing about the E520, other than a great feel, ease of use and top notch .jpeg quality is it's outstanding value. A solid camera with advanced features not found on most entry level dslrs. Kit lenses which are as good as other makers' upgrade lenses (giving the E520 a 35mm equivalent range of 28mm-300mm). All for a price that is often less than other cameras with fewer features and only 1 lens.
By Beth A. Burg
I haven't found anything I do not like about the camera. It's easy to use as long as you read the manual. And do yourself a favor if you are new to DSLRs as I am, go to the library or buy books on Digital Photography; join a club; research DP on the internet. You too be taking great pictures in no time with this camera.
By OverEducated
I've had the camera for six months now, and love it. I fretted over all the reviews when buying, and all the technical guides that put pictures side by side with other cameras, blah blah blah blah, it was all terribly involving, and all seems quite unimportant now I have this thing. I like that it'll smaller than other cameras, so is easier to pack around on vacation, and it takes wonderful pictures. I only have the wide kit lens (and at the wide end it's surprisingly wide compared to others I've used before). The controls are all pretty intuitive, and there's plenty of flexibility with the thing.
The only real gripes with it are the low light and low contrast performance.
The guy who wrote the grumpy review above is right about how it sometimes takes a long time to focus on low contrast things, and will even lock up with a constant whir-whir-whir searching. That can come up in nature photography, and also sometimes even when you're just trying to take pictures of people on a couch in a dimly lit room.
The other problem is that it doesn't have a dedicated light for the autofocus, so it has to use the flash. That means that sometimes you'll try to take pictures of people and it will give 4 or 5 burst of light before it decides it's focused well enough to take the snap. This can be somewhat awkward in social situations ("keep smiling, it's going to take sooner or later").
However, these are generally minor flaws, and they are the tradeoffs you make for getting such an otherwise great camera at such a low price. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it.
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